Republican state lawmakers are enthusiastic practitioners of direct-democracy backsliding. Can voters hold them off?
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Posted inWorking in America
The Fight for $15 Can Take a Bow
Workers are celebrating minimum-wage increases around the country, but the new frontier is already creeping toward $20.
Posted inPolitics
The Squad Faces Its Biggest Political Challenge Yet
In 2024, the most progressive Democrats in the House face attacks from several directions.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Language Barriers Complicate the Geography of News Deserts
Lack of access to local bilingual news isolates people who speak little or no English.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court Decides Fake Plaintiffs Are Good Plaintiffs
The result is that student debt cancellation for 43 million borrowers has been wiped away.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Minnesota Stands Out in Midwest on Abortion
After ‘Dobbs,’ state lawmakers moved decisively to liberalize reproductive rights laws.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Student Loan Case’s Unwilling Participant
MOHELA, the loan servicer that is the basis for standing in the Supreme Court case against student debt cancellation, didn’t want to be associated with it at all, according to newly released documents.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Fake Plaintiff, Fake Harm, Fake Case
The Supreme Court is poised to unwind a fair number of legal principles to make sure student debtors don’t get a break.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Will the Supreme Court Block Student Debt Relief?
The justices may have trouble confirming that the plaintiffs have the right to sue.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Administration Releases Brief in Student Debt Case
The court brief highlights how ruling to abolish student debt would be counterproductive to even conservative judicial interests.